title: Prevalence of hepatitis C and B virus among patients infected with HIV: a cross-sectional analysis of a large HIV care programme in Myanmar.
abstract: Co-infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or hepatitis B virus (HBV) influences the morbidity and mortality of patients with HIV. A cross sectional analysis was of 11,032 HIV-infected patients enrolled in the Integrated HIV Care Program from May 2005 to April 2012 and Epi-info 3.5 was used to determine the serological prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The mean ± standard deviation age of patients was 36 ± 8.4 years (adult cohort) and 7 ± 3 years (paediatric cohort). The sero prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C (anti HCV antibodies) and triple infection are 8.7%, 5.3% and 0.35%, respectively. Men who have sex with men are at the highest risk of being co-infected with hepatitis B while intravenous drug users are at the highest risk of being co-infected with hepatitis C. It is important to screen for hepatitis B and C in HIV infected people in order to provide quality care for HIV patients with co-infection.
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Mandalay, Myanmar.
authors.forename: Sai Ko Ko
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Zaw
authors.forename: Sai Thein Than
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tun
authors.forename: Aye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thida
authors.forename: Thet Ko
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: Win
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maung
authors.forename: Myint
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shwe
authors.forename: Mar Mar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aye
authors.forename: Phillipe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clevenbergh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: HIV; co-infection; hepatitis; mode of transmission; prevalence